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the Geneva accords were signed in July 1954. they served the purpose of withdrawing troops from Vietnam. -
Ngo Dinh Diem was president of south Vietnam until he was assassinated in 1963 during a military coup. -
the gulf of Tonkin resolution, otherwise known as the southeast Asia resolution, was passed on august 7th, 1964. it's purpose was to respond to the gulf of Tonkin incident. -
in 1965, president LBJ sent the first troops to Vietnam to serve the purpose of responding to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
Vietnamization was a policy made to obtain peace in Vietnam by removing US troops from Vietnam and replace them with south Vietnamese soldiers. -
the Tet offensive was am organized series of attacks by north Vietnamese soldiers. it was considered the turning point of the war. -
on march 16, 1968, American troops brutally murdered innocent civilians in the south Vietnamese village of my lai. -
Richard Nixon became on january 20, 1969, after the decision of LBJ not to run for a second term. -
Nixon decided to send troops to Cambodia, which received a very negative response from the US citizens. -
the hard hat riot took place on may 8th 1970, wen construction workers attacked a group of demonstrator affiliated with the student strike. -
president Nixon goes to china to bridge the gap between china and Vietnam. -
in 1972, as a result of anger, president Nixon orders the bombing of north Vietnam. -
The Paris Peace Accords were made to establish peace in Vietnam and put an end to the Vietnam war. -
President Nixon Resigns as a result of the pressure he was facing because of all of his shady deeds coming out. -
the fall of Saigon, also referred to as the liberation of Saigon, was the capture of the south Vietnam capital by the Vietcong. this served the purpose of unifying Vietnam.
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